AirlinesQantas 787 arrives in Sydney after non-stop flight from JFK Qantas's first Project Sunrise test flight has arrived in Sydney, the non-stop Boeing 787-9 touching down on runway 16R some 19h 16min after becoming airborne from New York JFK.
Project Sunrise is the airline's initiative to open nonstop services to the Australian east coast from New York and London from around 2022-23.
LinkColorful Guizhou Airlines to receive first A320neo China’s Colorful Guizhou Airlines will receive its first Airbus A320neo in October, stepping up from the regional jet operations for which the carrier was established in 2015.
The A320neo is one of four the carrier is leasing from GE Capital Aviation Services, with deliveries set to continue into 2020, GECAS said.
LinkSouthwest, Air Canada extend 737 MAX removal to February 2020 Southwest Airlines has removed all Boeing 737 MAX flying from its schedule to early February, later than other US carriers that have yet to revise their estimates from an early January return-to-service. Dallas-based Southwest announced Oct. 17 it was pulling the aircraft through Feb. 8, 2020, an extension of one month from Jan. 5 previously. The revision removes roughly 175 weekday flights from the carrier’s total peak-day schedule of more than 4,000 daily flights.
LinkQatar Airways, LATAM expand codeshare agreement Qatar Airways and LATAM Airlines Brazil have expanded their codeshare agreement, which began Oct. 15.
The partnership enhances connectivity between Doha-based Qatar’s hub via LATAM’s hubs in São Paulo Guarulhos (Brazil) to destinations throughout Brazil and South America, including Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Curitiba (Brazil); Lima (Peru) and Bogota (Colombia).
LinkCathay Pacific sees passenger traffic drop 7.1% in September Cathay Pacific Airways continues to see passenger numbers fall in September as anti-government protests in Hong Kong drag into the 20th week.
In September, Cathay carried 2.4 million passengers, down 7.1% year-over-year (YOY), while passenger growth (RPKs) was up a scant 0.1%.
LinkRyanair to launch Armenian flights Ryanair will begin operations from Armenia, which will become the Irish LCC’s 40th country.
The carrier will launch flights to destinations in Italy and Germany in 2020.
Armenia is a small nation that was part of the former Soviet Union, located in the mountainous Caucasus region between Europe and Asia.
LinkUK charter Titan Airways moves toward all-Airbus fleet UK-based charter and ACMI provider Titan Airways has acquired its first Airbus widebody as it closes in on its target of an all-European fleet.
The London Stansted-based airline will put the ex-Avianca A330-200 into service as a replacement for a Boeing 767-300ER that will be returned to its lessor in 1Q 2020, MD Alastair Willson said.
LinkTUI Airways: Tour operator model is not dead UK leisure carrier TUI Airways believes the tour operator model is still relevant, despite the failure of UK rival Thomas Cook, but this relevance rests on digitalization, diversification and adapting to customer needs.
Dawn Wilson became TUI Airways managing director in January 2019, leading TUI Airways in the UK and Scandinavian carrier TUIfly Nordic.
LinkEngine failure preceded DC-3 ditching off Nassau Both pilots have been rescued from a Douglas DC-3 freighter which crashed into the ocean while operating a service to Nassau.
It had been flying from Opa-Locka in Florida when the accident occurred shortly before 16:30 on 18 October.
LinkAir Tanzania hands first Dash 8 order to newly-created DHC Tanzania's government is ordering a single De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, marking the first firm deal for the manufacturer since investors acquired the former Q400 turboprop programme from Bombardier.
The government's flight agency will lease the aircraft, configured with 78 seats, to flag carrier Air Tanzania.
LinkFatal accident inquiry opens after PenAir Saab overrun Investigation of US regional carrier PenAir's Saab 2000 overrun in Alaska has turned into a fatal accident inquiry after a passenger succumbed to critical injuries.
The US National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team of nine to probe the landing accident involving flight 3296 from Anchorage to Unalaska airport on 17 October.
LinkAngara An-148 rolls off runway end at Mirny Russian investigators are probing an overrun incident involving an Angara Airlines Antonov An-148 at Mirny in the Sakha republic.
The aircraft – provisionally identified as RA-61713 – landed on Mirny's runway 25 shortly after 09:00 following a service from Irkutsk.
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